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Penrod and Sam

  • 1937
  • Passed
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
118
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Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Billy Mauch, and Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
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Play trailer2:41
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Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.Penrod, Sam and the rest of the Jr. G Men go after a gang of murderous bank robbers.

  • Director
    • William C. McGann
  • Writers
    • Booth Tarkington
    • Lillie Hayward
    • Hugh Cummings
  • Stars
    • Billy Mauch
    • Frank Craven
    • Spring Byington
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    118
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William C. McGann
    • Writers
      • Booth Tarkington
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Hugh Cummings
    • Stars
      • Billy Mauch
      • Frank Craven
      • Spring Byington
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Penrod and Sam
    Trailer 2:41
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    Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Philip Hurlic, Billy Mauch, and Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Philip Hurlic, Billy Mauch, and Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch and Harry Watson in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Frank Craven and Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Frank Craven and Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)
    Billy Mauch in Penrod and Sam (1937)

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    Billy Mauch
    Billy Mauch
    • Penrod
    Frank Craven
    Frank Craven
    • Mr. Schofield
    Spring Byington
    Spring Byington
    • Mrs. Schofield
    Craig Reynolds
    Craig Reynolds
    • Roy 'Dude' Hanson
    Harry Watson
    • Sam
    Jackie Morrow
    • Rodney Bitts
    Philip Hurlic
    Philip Hurlic
    • Vermin Diggs
    • (as Philip Hurlick)
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    • Mr. Bitts
    Bernice Pilot
    • Delia
    Kenneth Harlan
    Kenneth Harlan
    • Real G-Man
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
    • Buzz
    • (uncredited)
    Georgie Billings
    • Junior G-Man
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cunningham
    • Jack
    • (uncredited)
    Alan Davis
    • Lefty
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • Joe
    • (uncredited)
    Sol Gorss
    Sol Gorss
    • Hanson's Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Mildred Gover
    • Hattie Diggs
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Hearn
    Edward Hearn
    • 2nd G-Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William C. McGann
    • Writers
      • Booth Tarkington
      • Lillie Hayward
      • Hugh Cummings
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    • Trivia
      This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Tucson Tuesday 27 November 1956 on KDWI (Channel 9); it first aired in Portland OR Saturday 12 January 1957 on KLOR (Channel 12), in Honolulu Monday 17 June 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in Salt Lake City Sunday 14 July 1957 on KUTV (Channel 2), and in Columbus Friday 27 September 1957 on WTVN (Channel 6).
    • Connections
      Followed by Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
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      [Idiom used in the score as the movie's theme throughout]

    User reviews3

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    5/10
    Penrod gets his man
    The first of a series of films from Warner Brothers B picture unit based on Booth Tarkington's Penrod stories is this item with Billy Mauch, Penrod and Sam. Playing Penrod's parents are Frank Craven and Spring Byington.

    Mauch's gang are all tried and true members of the junior G-men club and they put aside all their usual kid rivalries when publc enemy Craig Reynolds comes to town, robs the bank and in the process kills young Philip Hurlic's mom.

    Sadly young Hurlic's performance conforms to all the racial stereotyping. But it's still a poignant especially after his mother is killed.

    As for the climax Reynolds better hope he gets the chair. All the ribbing he'll take about those junior G-men.
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    • Nov 27, 2020

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Junaci ulice
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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